Code Hoarder
Noun · Slang & Abbreviations
Definitions
A person or team that keeps old code, utilities, branches, or features around far past the point where they should be archived or removed. In engineering slang, code hoarding creates clutter and uncertainty about what is still alive.
In plain English: Someone who keeps too much old code and refuses to clean it up.
Example: "The repo reflected a serious code hoarder mentality, with six generations of migration scripts preserved long after the data model they targeted had vanished."